Eco Projects
The Lofts on Laurel
This residential development in the heart of San Luis Obispo offers two energy-efficient, green floor plans. Each unit has two bedrooms, loft, fireplace and two-car garage. Home Energy Services Green Point Rated this exciting, architecturally innovative project.
Palm Street Remodel
Designed as an extremely energy-efficient remodel, this gut remodel in San Luis Obispo will be Green Point Rated and certified as a LEED for Homes Platinum and Energy Star project. Some notable features include passive solar design, hot water and radiant heat powered by a tankless hot water heater and solar collector combination, extremely energy-efficient appliances and fixtures, very high levels of insulation, a very tight building envelope with controlled ventilation, and interior finishes and materials that maximize air quality.
Pediatrics Office
This commercial development in Atascadero for a pediatrics office.
Project by Pat Howard Harkness
Winning Stock Plan - Free Secondary Dwellings Building Plan
San Luis Obispo County is in need of housing that is affordable to a wide range of individuals and families. Secondary Dwellings can help meet this need because they often utilize existing infrastructure, are energy efficient due to their size, and usually have little impact on existing neighborhood character. Many Secondary Dwellings can fit easily into the backyard area of existing lots. In order to encourage property owners to build Secondary Dwellings, especially in the urban areas, the Planning and Building Department sought to eliminate or reduce some barriers to building Secondary Dwellings, such as architectural design and engineering fees, permit fees, and the time it normally takes to process a building permit by offering free* building plans for Secondary Dwellings. The Planning and Building Department worked with the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Workforce Housing Coalition and the Builders Exchange to put on a design competition among local licensed architects, resulting in ten winning home designs. Bryce Engstrom designed one the winning stock plans.
Download - Free Secondary Dwellings Building Plan
Project by Bryce Engstrom